From Alpha To Omega

By Tom O'BrienNews Politics

From Alpha To Omega episodes

August 01, 2021 Episode 252: #005 Fundamental Principles Series
We read and discuss Chapter 4 - ‘Progress in the formulation of the problem”.
1 hr 7 min
July 19, 2021 Episode 251: #004 Fundamental Principles Series
This week we read Chapter 3 - ‘The Unit of Account in Communism’
1 hr 18 min
July 15, 2021 Episode 250: #004 Understanding Class Series
We continue our discussion of chapter 1 - ‘From Grand Paradigm Battles to Pragmatist Realism: Towards an Integrated Class Analysis’.

The Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MR6WdBBEKSTYcrN7CZ4_LL8S6k9SJKHfmOBxz_1vqMU/edit?usp=sharing

Panelists:
Derick - Mortal Science, Theorizing with a Hammer
Ezri - Swampside Chats, Mortal Science, Jumpsuit Utopia
Kyle - General Intellect Unit
Tiberius - Jumpsuit Utopia
1 hr
July 08, 2021 Episode 249: #163 Labour Money Schemes & Marx
Patron Chris and I discuss the excellent article ‘Marx’s critique of socialist labor-money schemes and the myth of council communism’s Proudhonism’ - by David Adam.

https://libcom.org/library/marx%E2%80%99s-critique-socialist-labor-money-schemes-myth-council-communism%E2%80%99s-proudhonism

3 min
July 01, 2021 Episode 248: #003 Fundamental Principles Series
We tackle section (e) of Chapter 2 - ‘Wage Labour and State Communism’
58 min
June 21, 2021 Episode 247: #003 Understanding Class Series
We continue on our way through chapter 1 - ‘From Grand Paradigm Battles to Pragmatist Realism: Towards an Integrated Class Analysis’ - and begin to tackle the work of Max Weber.

Panelists:
Derick - Mortal Science, Theorizing with a Hammer
Ezri - Swampside Chats, Mortal Science, Jumpsuit Utopia
Kyle - General Intellect Unit
Tiberius - Jumpsuit Utopia

The Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MR6WdBBEKSTYcrN7CZ4_LL8S6k9SJKHfmOBxz_1vqMU/edit?usp=sharing
21 min
June 16, 2021 Episode 246: BONUS - #160 Anarchism and Marxism w/ Zoe Baker Part 2
Part 2 of our discussion with Zoe Baker AKA Anarchopac on all things anarchist and marxist.
55 min
June 14, 2021 Episode 246: #162 The History of the SPD w/ Ben Lewis Pt 2
This is part 2 of our discussion with Ben Lewis on the history of the SPD and it’s fragments.

Ben's translation patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/marxismtranslated

Ben's twitter handle:
https://twitter.com/Bibliotaff
3 min
June 13, 2021 Episode 245: #161 The History of the SPD w/ Ben Lewis Pt 1 255
This week we talk with Ben Lewis, Germanist, Historian, and the man behind Marxism Translated. We discuss the insanely complex history of the SPD, how WW1 detonated the contradictions in the party, and the history of the shattered remnants as they got hit again with the impact of the Russian Revolution.

Ben's translation patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/marxismtranslated

Ben's twitter handle:
https://twitter.com/Bibliotaff

That Minard graph!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia#/media/File:Minard.png
44 min
June 05, 2021 Episode 244: #002 Fundamental Principles Series
This week we take on the first half of Chapter 2, this time without the recording gremlins that plagued the first episode
1 hr 24 min

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